Sister Dorothy Ellen is a native of Indianapolis. Currently, she ministers in prayer and health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Sister Dorothy entered the Congregation in 1950, professing first vows in 1952 and final vows in 1957.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and has a master’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University. She also has another master’s degree in theology from Mundelein University in Mundelein, Illinois.

Complete list of ministries

Illinois:

• teacher, grade 4, St. Leo, Chicago (1959-1962)
• secretary, Ministry Resource Center, Inc., Chicago (1981-1982)
• programmer/bookkeeper, Ministry Resource Center, Inc., Chicago (1982-1987)
• pastoral associate, Queen of Apostles Parish, Riverdale (1987-1988)
• pastoral associate, Assumption Parish, Coal City (1998-2002)
• volunteer to parish and nursing home, Assumption Parish, Coal City and Morning Star Mission, Joliet (2002-2012)

Indiana:

• teacher grades 3,4,5, Annunciation, Brazil (1956-59)
• teacher grade 4, St. Thomas Aquinas, Indianapolis (1959)
• teacher, grade 4, St. James, Indianapolis (1962-65)
• teacher, grade 4, St. John the Baptist, Whiting (1965-1968)
• teacher, grade 5, St. Luke, Indianapolis (1968-1972)
• teacher, grade 4, St. James, Indianapolis (1972-1976)
• teacher, intermediate, South Central Catholic, Indianapolis (1976-77)
• teacher, grade 5, St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis (1977-1979)
• director, Simeon House, Indianapolis, (1980-1981)
• volunteer driver, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2012-2020)
• volunteer switchboard, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-2021)
• prayer/health care volunteer, SMW, 2021-

Massachusetts

• teacher, grade 2, St. Rose, Chelsea (1954-1956)

New Hampshire

• teacher, grade 4/5, St. Mary, Rochester (1952-1954)